Combined mop and wringer



Sept. 11, 1928. 1,683,638

. W. TURNER COMBINED MOP AND WRINGER Filed Sept. 13, .1926

Patented Sept; 11, 1928.

i u NITJED STATES TURNER, F LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY GQMBINED MOP AND WRINGER.

flontinuationot application swarm. 90,176, filed February as, 1926,

1926. Serial N 01135259.

My invention relatesto a combined mop andwrmger', and has a tension frame which permits'a' suitable mopcloth to be kept al ways spread out under tension when it is I fastened tozthe frame so that it can be wet-ted and then semi-dried by pullingor pushing itbetween the springcontrolled pressuretubula r rollers of the 'wringer without having to touch it with the-hands.

The specially designed tension frame is a necessary and principal adjunct of this improvemjent, as it keeps themop cloth spread out, taut and elastic enough to absorball necessary shocks in anextended frontal position with adownward frontal pressure tendency and automatically adapts and adjusts itself to the various posturestakenand move- Inentsmadeby a erson while using this'niop; also it permits t e mop cloth tobe quickly and easily put on and taken off while it is placedbetween the=two rollers of the wringer when needed. i

The specially designed tension frame isso madeithat it willnotscratch the su'rfaces'o'f floors and furniture, em, when a suitable mop cloth is attached to it.

Though these obj eets may be attained by various means'and materials within thecontemplation' of my inventioi'n-I have sought in the accompanyingdrawings to illustrate only the most obvious and complete embodiment of my invention and if'found advisabledifferent pieces, parts or sections can be rigidly fastened together or altered in shape so as to simplify manufacturingthem.

In the drawings the following are the fig uresand the parts they represent: y

Fig. 1 represents a front view of the wringer attached to a mop handle with a mop cloth between the tubular rollers.

Fig. 2 represents a side view of the complete device with a mop cloth attached to it in one of the positions they will assume when in operation. i

Fig. 3 represents the top view of the tension frame. 1

Fig. 4 represents a cross section'longitudinally of a pressed in end bearing S of cylindrical shape having an axle hole R bored through the center of its closed end in which axle Q revolves; the other ends edge of the bearing S is flanged and shows the flange Y ence of the top tubular roller 0.

that is attached to the tension frame placed extended or made larger than the circumfer- I k mit a suitable mop cloth to be eas ly slipped This application filed September 13;

Corresponding letters of referencein several figuresof the drawings designate like parts.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a handle'A of suitable len th and which is usuallyinade of wood, the llottom end is cut out orslotted then covered and strengthened by a ferrule or piece of tubingB, so that the U or hairpin shaped"extensionfor prong E, which projects from the centralpartof the top end of the rectangular shaped frame F of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2, can'b'e inserted and securely fastened in position by riveting with one rivet CL The rectangular frame F was designed to avoid being cumbersome and to preventthe removal, unless force is used, of any of the tubular wringers parts which are fastened to it. The bottom tubular'roller M with its pressed in flanged bearings S uses the bottom side of the frame'F as its axle; the top tubular roller 0 with its pressed-in flanged bearings has an axle having eyelet hole ends P, so that the frames F two'sides can he slipped into them and act as supports and guides forthe top tubularrollerwith itstwo regulating pressure springs I, and the two. Winged or knurled-nuts H.

Thegpressed inend flanged bearings S as shown in Figs. 1 and tare of cylindrical shape with an axle placedin the axle hole R-in the center of its closed end and the oppositeor outsidecnds edge has a flange Y.

The extensions D placed at'the bottom end of the mop handle A can be part-"of the ferrule B or top part of the frame For befastened on 'as a separate part, and are placedin that wringers frame F can be projected to form extension D, or they can be made by flanging the bottom end of the strengthening ferrule B at the bottom of the mop handle A. V

Fig. 3 gives a top or front view of the tension 7 frame device; the narrow or oblong horizonl Lil frame, for a looped mop cloth comprising a through the openings W on to the top side of each loop, which alone fastens and'keeps it in position, and then bebrought or placed under the bottom side of each loop, thereby always putting a double thickness'of material beor raised position than the loops orends of the tension frame the operators hands do not have'to comeiin contact with the mop cloth.

The gradualcentral curvature or'bending downwards starting from the highest or raised part ofeach endof the tensionframe shown in Fig. 2 prevents any sudden blow or hard push of its front extended end, against any obstacle, from bending or jumping upwards the two handles V and the central 8 shaped spring The central spring U of the tension frame acts as a shock absorber, as well as giving the necessary elasticity to keep the mop cloth always taut and fully spread out in an extendedfrontal position. i y

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a mop of the character described a frame for a looped mop cloth comprising a single piece of wire bent at the ends to form fiat loopsfor securing the cloth, said ends being offset from the intermediate portion of the frame, the wire being bent at the center into an S-shaped spring, straight shanksbetweenthe S-shaped spring and the respective ends mounting handles, one of the shanks being bent upwardly, and at an obtuse angle to theS-shaped member. I

2. In a mop of the character described, a

single piece of wire bent at its ends to form loopsforsecuring the cloth, said ends being offset from the intermediate portion of the frame, the wire being bent at the center into an expansive spring, shanks between the spring and the respective ends mountin handles, one of the shanks being bent upwar ly and at an obtuse angle to the spring member.

In combination with a mop frame having a mop fabric thereon, said mop fabric extending between wringer rollers with the rear end of said frame disposed above the rollers, a frame in which said rollers are mounted, a handle member carried by said roller frame a member carried by the handle in the path of the mop frame and positioned whereby upon rearward movement of the mop frame incident to pressure on the front end thereof during a mopping operation and slid ing of the mop fabric between the rollers, said projection will engage the mop frame and limit its rearward movement.

4. The combination in a mop, of a handle, a mop carrying means secured to said handle, a

mop cloth, and a mop cloth frame for holding said cloth taut while in operative position,

said cloth forming the sole connection between said carryingmeans and said frame.

5. The combination with a mop, of a bandle, relatively adjustable rollerscarried by said handle, a mop cloth disposed between said rollers, and an independently movable frame carrying said mop cloth forming means whereby said mop cloth is held taut and whereby the mop cloth may be moved back and forth between the rollers.

6. The combination in a mop, ofa handle,

rollers carried by said handle, a mo cloth disposed between said rollers, an in ependently movable frame carried by said cloth, and gripping handles carried by said frame forming means whereby the frame may be moved back and forth to move the cloth be tween the rollers. l

7. The combination in a mop,.ofa handle relatively adj ustable wringing rollers carried by said handle, a mopcloth disposed between said rollers, an independently movable frame mounting the oppositeends of the mop cloth a with the mop cloth disposed between said rollers and the opposite ends of said frame disposed on opposite sides of the rollers,said frame having a flexible intermediate portion for normally holding the mop cloth taut.

WILLIALI TURNER. 

